源头

源頭

yuántóu

noun HSK 7-9 #8,178

Measure Word

一个源头 gè

Meanings

1 source
2 headwaters
3 origin

Characters

head; beginning

Examples

我们要从源头解决问题。

Wǒmen yào cóng yuántóu jiějué wèntí.

We need to solve the problem at its source.

长江的源头在青藏高原。

Chángjiāng de yuántóu zài Qīng Zàng Gāoyuán.

The source of the Yangtze River is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Tips

usage

源头 can be literal (headwaters of a river) or figurative (root cause of a problem). Very common in the phrase 从源头 (from the source).

Stroke Order

源 yuán

头 tóu